Decision Workspace
epserde vs epserde-derive vs flatbuffers
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
epserde
growingv0.12.5
ε-serde is an ε-copy (i.e., almost zero-copy) serialization/deserialization framework
61
epserde-derive
growingv0.12.5
Procedural macros for ε-serde
70
flatbuffers
stablev25.12.19
Official FlatBuffers Rust runtime library.
Core Metrics
| epserde | epserde-derive | flatbuffers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 61 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 78.2K | 82.6K | 64.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 9.8K | 9.8K | 5.5M |
| Dependents | 145 | 43 | 2.4K |
| Releases | 38 | 21 | 33 |
| Last Updated | 1d ago | 1d ago | 98d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 2y 5m | 9y 10m |
Health Breakdown
epserde
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
epserde-derive
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
flatbuffers
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| epserde | epserde-derive | flatbuffers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.12.5 | 0.12.5 | 25.12.19 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later | Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| Crate Size | 69KB | 24KB | 27KB |
| Features | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 7.9% | 0.0% | 18.2% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.51 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •flatbuffers leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •flatbuffers is depended on by 2.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •epserde, epserde-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.